guarding sing sing
Sing Sing Prison Conover began his four weeks of on the job training (OJT), as a new jack, as the new guards were called by the inmates. Upon completion of the first month, he would then be classified as a regular officer at Sing Sing Prison, one of the toughest prisons in New York. One of the first warnings that Conover was given when he got to there was “don’t confide in an inmate about your personal life…don’t be tempted by bribery…the moment an inmate gets anything on you, he’ll … sell you out.” He was introduced to A- Block, B-Block, Special Housing Unit (the box), lineup room, psych unit, visit room, wallpost, utility 1, and Transportation. Any of the named could be assigned to a him as his job for the day.